This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

Here, at the "world's longest art gallery," you'll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

Rich red almandine gemstones are waiting inside the volcanic rock strewn across this eastern Nevada hillside.

Experience a charming 1930's version of "infotainment."

The largest man-made crater in the U.S. marks the spot where we once tested mining with nukes.

Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.

Preserving the remains of Native American cultures which otherwise would have been submerged behind Hoover Dam.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

Approximately 50,000 gallons of water gush from these springs, creating the Metolius River.

An out-of-the-way state park in Oregon that features both a picturesque waterfall and the ruins of a hydropower plant.

One of the most comprehensive collections of historic Native American culture in the country reframes artifacts as artwork.

With a crest near 10,000 feet, this treeless fault-block mountain in eastern Oregon provides stunning views and spectacular glacial landforms.

Hidden in Portland’s West Hills, a 170-year-old marker literally stakes out the Pacific Northwest.

A plaque commemorates the spot in the Oregon woods where the first-ever Geocache was hidden.

A forensic lab dedicated to fighting crimes against wildlife.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity."

This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.